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What does a Brostrom repair do?

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Repair of lateral ligaments of the ankle ( ATFL)

  1. soft tissue anchor in fibula
  2. assess damaged ligaments ( inversion/eversion)
  3. vest over pants suturing technique to tendon
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What is correlated with a “Kinder” foot?

treatment?

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Medial Arch collapse.

  • posterior tendon dysfunction
  • accessory os navicularis
  • weakness at side of TP attachment.

treatment: PTT must be solidly reattached to the navicular and tears in tendon must be addressed.

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What is dorsal bossing?

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This is seen in cavus foot type with pronation!

aka: dorsal exostosis and flagging.

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